Athanasios Grammenos (Ph.D.) is an instructor and researcher in International Relations, focusing on diasporas, religion, ethnicity, foreign policy, democracy, and political communication. He is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Aristotle University’s School of Theology and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Macedonia, an MA in Diplomacy from the University of Reading, and a BA from Panteion University. He has extensive experience as a senior advisor in the public and private sectors and previously directed the Greek program of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. He has published widely in Greek, English, and German, including peer-reviewed articles, op-eds, books, and a poetry collection.